Wordless Wednesday: Orlie Charles McKenzie and the Bear

This picture is of my great grandfather Orlie Charles McKenzie, with an unknown friend, very proudly displaying a bear that one of them had shot. The photo was most likely taken in Montmorency County, Michigan, and was given to me by my grandmother Edna Jean (Burt) McKenzie. Orlie Charles McKenzie…

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Wordless Wednesday: Watchorn Wedding Photo

Wedding photo of my 3rd Great Grandparents Richard Watchorn and Elizabeth (Howley) Watchorn. Wedding photo of Richard Watchorn and Elizabeth (Howley) Watchorn. Richard and Elizabeth were both born in Ireland in the 1820s and immigrated to Canada in the 1840s, where they raised their nine children. I haven’t had the…

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